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06.08.2009 2:11 pm

St. Clair County mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A batch of mosquitoes collected last week in Shiloh tested positive for West Nile virus, Illinois health officials said today.

The positive results are the first of the season in southern Illinois.

The first human cases of the season aren’t typically reported…

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05.08.2009 11:34 am

Swine flu update: More cases in St. Louis and southern Illinois

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Another teenager in St. Louis County has swine flu, the state health department reported late Thursday. That makes 10 confirmed and four probable cases of swine flu in the state. Another St. Louis county teenager and a 24-year-old man from O’Fallon…

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05.05.2009 11:18 am

Illinois swine flu cases jumps to 82

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There are now 82 confirmed cases of swine flu in Illinois, state health officials announced today. That’s up from nine cases yesterday.

The large overnight jump in the number of cases was expected after the CDC in Atlanta gave authority to states…

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05.04.2009 3:06 pm

Missouri, Illinois announce more swine flu cases

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There are now two confirmed cases of swine flu and six suspected cases in Missouri, health officials reported over the weekend. In Illinois the numbers are 90 suspected and nine confirmed. No cases have yet to be confirmed in the St.…

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05.01.2009 11:17 am

Illinois now has three confirmed cases of swine flu

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There are three confirmed cases of swine flu and 51 probable cases in Illinois, the state health department said today. All of the cases have come from northern Illinois counties.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed the lab…

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04.30.2009 2:12 pm

More people (probably) have swine flu in Missouri and Illinois

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There are now 17 suspected cases of swine flu in Illinois, according to the state’s health department. That’s up from nine reported yesterday. All of the cases are from the Chicago area. The Illinois cases include a college student from Ellisville…

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